by Rachel Winer | Nov 19, 2019 | India, Myanmar, Stories, Thailand and Laos
This month, Khon Kaen University in Northern Thailand hosted the prestigious Asian Pacific Cleft Congress. The conference was led by friend and partner of Transforming Faces, Dr. Bowornsilp Chowchuen, a plastic surgeon from the Tawanchai Cleft Centre who has been an...
by Rachel Winer | Nov 16, 2018 | Myanmar, Stories, Thailand and Laos
TF is committed to building the capacity of cleft teams around the world, and to supporting our incredible partners in their own professional growth. We encourage knowledge sharing and ongoing training – which occasionally leads to professional development...
by Rachel Winer | Nov 7, 2018 | Argentina, Chile, Stories
TF proudly encourages our partners to share their extensive expertise with other cleft professionals. This is an important way to build up the cleft profession in our partner countries – and expand access to comprehensive cleft care more broadly. This October, 200...
by Rachel Winer | Oct 10, 2018 | Ethiopia, Stories
A Critical Demand for Speech Services In Ethiopia – a country of over 100 million – about 1 in every 600 babies is born with a cleft lip and palate. Children born with cleft commonly develop speech and communication problems, even after their repair...
by wpadmin | Jun 13, 2018 | CoCP, Ethiopia, Stories
Research shows that over 50% of children born with a cleft palate will require speech therapy in order to participate fully in school and in the community. Transforming Faces (TF) is proud of the team at Yekatit 12 hospital who ensure that their cleft patients have...
